Havok Interviews and Features

With just a few days before the Metal Underground-sponsored Motorbreath Entertainment SXSW Showcase, we bring our readers a conversation with the event’s headliner, Havok. The Denver-based group possesses an unbridled energy rarely matched in the live arena. Although these alpine metallers play a style most educated listeners would categorize as thrash, the group has a crossover appeal. The group has supported many acts including Exhumed, Malevolent Creation, English Dogs, White Wizzard, Forbidden and many others. Havok’s riff-heavy style and vigorous stage energy has added legions of hair-flinging, air-punching fans, regardless of style.

Havok is currently working on a new EP entitled “Point of No Return.” The short recording will feature two new Havok tracks, as well as a cover of the Sepultura classic “Arise” and a Slayer Medley. Metal Underground caught singer/guitarist David Sanchez at home before the group embarks upon another tour (they leave today). A lively Sanchez expressed only positive sentiments about past and future tours (bar their canceled European tour). He also showed excitement about playing another year of SXSW and filled in details concerning the group’s new recording. More...

Denver's Havok is set to drop a new thrash bomb on the world titled "Time Is Up" on March 29th through Candlelight Records. To give fans a taste of the upcoming release, Havok recently premiered the new song "Scumbag in Disguise" through Metalunderground.com at this location.

Vocalist David Sanchez recently shared his thoughts with me on the progression of the band's sound since the "Burn" album, along with the song writing process for "Time Is Up." Read on to get some insight into the 10 upcoming tracks from Havok and how the band differs from the rest of the players on the thrash field. More...